A Clash of Gods - Chapter 129
Chapter 129 The Purification Building
Jingkong put his palms together. “Chi, the owner of the Baiyun Island came here that year but couldn’t enter the temple because it was not the right time for him. All of you, don’t need to care about it too much.”
But Jingneng sneered. “What? Did you come to avenge him? I heard that the owner of the Baiyun Island has extraordinary martial skills. It’s said that his three disciples are great masters. But if you came to make trouble in the Temple of Great Light, we won’t let you act recklessly.”
“Master, don’t worry. If we intentionally wanted to make trouble, we wouldn’t have been brought here by Lord Su openly.” Chi Danmei laughed. “Although the Temple of Great Light is heavily guarded, if we want to come in secret, the monks at the entrance may not be able to stop us.”
Jingneng wanted to say more, but Jingkong called, “Jingneng.” He turned around and stopped Jingneng from speaking.
Jingneng feared Jingkong obviously. Although he looked furious, he remained silent at last. At the moment, the monks in charge in the large hall lit the candles. Under the light, the solemn Brilliance Hall was quite bright.
“Chi, you said that you would fulfill the island owner’s wish, but we don’t know what it is.” Jingkong looked calm and his tone was gentle. “If you want to have a look at the three pavilions, six buildings and eighteen halls in the temple, I am willing to personally accompany you.”
He was not as humble as before and it appeared that he did it naturally, but it showed that outsiders were not allowed to act rashly in the Temple of Great Light.
Chi Danmei swelled out her soft chest slightly and stated in an alluring voice, “Your temple is spacious and huge. If we visit all the three pavilions, six buildings and eighteen halls, it would take a long time. We came to visit your country and don’t have much time, so we don’t need to pay a visit to so many places.” She smiled charmingly and added, “Observe your body, and it is unclean; observe your feeling, and it is pain; observe your heart, and it is changeable; observe the rules, and there is no self. If your temple allows us to, we hope that we can visit the Purification Building.”
She recited the Buddhist Scripture, which must be something solemn, but when she spoke in a tempting voice, it made people feel strange. However, she told the origin of the Purification Building’s name easily, so she naturally knew well about this building.
Jingkong smiled. “Chi, do you want to visit the Purification Building?”
“Please permit.” Chi Danmei showed a fascinating smile. “My master’s wish is either to learn the “Scripture of Great Light” or to make us enter the Purification Building and read for three days. The “Scripture of Great Light” won’t be shown to outsiders. If we force you to teach us, we would try to make you do something that you can’t do, so we have no option but to give up his first preference and read in the Purification Building for a few days.”
“You are daydreaming!” Jingneng still couldn’t help but sneer. “Don’t you know that the Purification Building is the forbidden area in our temple? There are all kinds of books about martial skills kept inside. How would we let you enter?”
Chi Danmei rolled her beautiful eyes and chuckled. “My master knows that if we ask directly, you won’t agree, but we can’t ignore his wish.” She paused for a moment and then added in a sweet voice, “Your country keeps a good relationship with our state, and we are unwilling to ruin the alliance between the two countries, so this time we naturally won’t enter the Purification Building forcefully.”
Jingneng snorted. “You want to, but I am afraid that you don’t have the ability.”
Chi Danmei slanted her attractive eyes and asked, “Master, did you say that the Baiyun Island in East Sea doesn’t have the ability?” She glanced at Bai Yuhe next to her and smiled. “Yuhe, have you heard that?”
Bai Yuhe still closed his eyes and just expressed casually, “Let’s go!”
He spoke simply, but Jingkong was astute and knew that if these people turned to leave, the Temple of Great Light would fall out with the Baiyun Island in East Sea.
He was clear about the great power of the Baiyun Island. If they turned to leave today, it would bring the Temple of Great Light endless trouble.
“Chi, you have said that you don’t want to enter the Purification Building forcefully, but it is a forbidden area in our temple. Even the monks in the temple can’t enter it randomly, not to mention the disciples from the Baiyun Island.” Jingkong was still calm. “Lady, do you have a way to make neither of us in a difficult position?”
Chi Danmei put her palms together. “It appears that it’s not a coincidence as your temple has the prestige. Master, you are powerful in martial arts, and as a young girl, I admire you.”
Somebody heard that and couldn’t help but think, “You are so coquettish and must have slept with many men, but you claim to be a young girl shamelessly.” But her ruddy face was extraordinarily beautiful like jade, which sexually aroused them.
Chi Danmei responded unhurriedly, “As far as I know, three martial skills in your temple are famous in the world, the array technique, boxing and swordsmanship!”
Jingkong smiled. “The disciples of Buddhism cultivate their minds first. What you mentioned are just the monks’ skills to build their bodies.”
Chi Danmei stated, “Today we, from the Baiyun Island in East Sea, will ask for your instructions about these three skills. We will compete for three rounds and anybody wins twice will be the winner. If you win at last, we will leave immediately. From today on, the disciples from the Baiyun Island would never enter the Temple of Great Light, and the disciples from the Baiyun Island won’t have conflicts with the disciples from the Temple of Great Light whenever they meet.” She smiled charmingly and looked so dazzling. “If we are lucky and win, hope that you can open the door and let us enter the building to study from meditation.”
Jingneng sneered. “If we don’t agree, will you make things difficult for us?”
Chi Danmei giggled seductively, as pretty as flowers, and her chest trembled. “This master is tough, and I am really scared.” She raised her hand and patted her plump chest, which went up and down. “But since my childhood, my master taught me that I should face the difficulty and can’t shrink back. We are people in society, so we can solve many problems like people always do. The right or wrong and gratitude or resentment are topics that never disappear in society.” She showed a fascinating smile but coldness was shown in her bright and attractive eyes. “We have been favored by our master since childhood. If we can’t do something so insignificant for our master, we won’t have the face to return to the Baiyun Island.” She begged in a sweet voice, “Master, just help us and don’t put us in a too difficult position. Please let us give an explanation to our master.”
Although she begged like a spoilt child, there was threats in her words.
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, Su Luo, who kept quiet all the time, finally stated, “Masters, the envoys from the Eastern Qi State came this time just for the alliance between the two countries. Please take care of them for the sake of the imperial court.”
Jingneng sneered. “Most of the masters in the temple went to the imperial palace, but you came at this time. You are really good at selecting a date.”
Chi Danmei replied at once, “I have heard that there are many great masters in the Temple of Great Light. Is there nobody who can maintain the front after some people leave? Your temple claims to be the first temple in the world. Only two young disciples came from the Baiyun Island, but you want to shrink back, which is beyond my expectation.” She giggled. “In this case, we have overestimated your temple. We don’t need to compete today, and we will come again after all your people return to your temple.”
Jingneng’s face darkened, and he clenched his fists, saying coldly, “Fine. If you want to fight, we will fight with you…” He was efficient and spoke quickly. Jingkong wanted to stop him, but it was too late.
Seeing that, Yang Ning thought, “Perhaps Jingneng seldom studies Buddhist Scriptures at ordinary times, and he is so hot-tempered. Chi Danmei provoked them obviously, but this old monk instantly fell into the trap she set?”
Chi Danmei didn’t wait for Jingkong to say something, and her eyes lit up. She asked with a smile, “Is this master the decision-maker? I think I should ask that master to make a decision.” After speaking, she looked at Jingkong with her pretty eyes.
Yang Ning sighed with emotion and thought that this sexy woman was cunning, not like the ones who were brainless with big boobs. Obviously she had seen through Jingneng’s character, so she provoked him. After he agreed automatically out of anger, she tried to stab them more. After she said that, with Jingneng’s temper, he wouldn’t change his mind, but she baffled Jingkong.
If Jingkong didn’t agree, Jingneng would lose face under all people’s watchful eyes, and the two eminent monks with the word Jing in their names would have conflicts. When the powerful enemies came, the situation in the temple would become worse if there was internal strife.
If Jingkong agreed, it would satisfy the disciples from the Baiyun Island.
At the moment, Yang Ning thought that Chi Danmei and the others came this time and must have a plan in advance. Ten of the thirteen eminent monks in the temple went to the imperial palace to hold the Shui Lu Rite, and the abbot was sitting in meditation. Yang Ning didn’t know what it meant, but he was sure that the abbot couldn’t show up at this time. Otherwise, the two eminent monks, Jingkong and Jingneng didn’t need to receive the guests today.
Chi Danmei chose the perfect time. Of course it wasn’t a coincidence but they planned it intentionally.
Yang Ning could know from it that Chi Danmei and the others were confident and determined to win, while the Temple of Great Light would be more ominous than propitious.
Jingkong was at leisure and responded slowly, “We are monks and don’t have an interest in winning. Chi, you can say that we want to shrink back. We are not in society and just want to make concessions to avoid trouble and live in peace.”
Hearing that, Jingneng furrowed his brows and looked gloomier. Some of the monks in the hall also looked terrible. They just believed that Jingkong was a coward, so they were displeased, thinking, “The Temple of Great Light is the first temple in the world, and now only several disciples from the Baiyun Island came while hundreds of people in the temple gather here, but we admitted defeat unexpectedly. It would greatly harm the temple’s prestige, and others would look down upon us in the future.”
“But the people in the Temple of Great Light always have a common aim. Since Jingneng agreed with you, we don’t have a reason to shrink back.” Jingkong’s voice was peaceful. “Chi, since you and your fellows want to compete with us in the temple, and you are guests as you came from afar, if we refuse you, it is not the way to treat guests.”
Jingneng’s brows spread and he echoed loudly, “Jingkong, you are right. Since the people from the Baiyun Island came, we don’t have a reason to recoil.”
Chi Danmei instantly giggled and clapped. “It deserves to be the first temple in the world. You don’t let us down.” Then she asked, “Masters, so you agree to fight three rounds?”
Jingneng and Jingkong looked at each other. After pondering for a moment, Jingkong said, “Since you want to fulfill the island owner’s wish, if you win, we will naturally open the door of the Purification Building, but…it is the forbidden area in our temple and even if you win, we can allow only one of you to enter the building for three days. Please leave here after three days.”
Before Chi Danmei spoke, Bai Yuhe opened his eyes and nodded. “Okay!”